Samara — the industrial capital with over one million residents; was a closed city under the USSR for its role as a center of the Russian aerospace industry
Syzran — the region's third largest city, founded as a 17th century fortress
Tolyatti — very large city named after the Italian communist, and a major automobile producer; most of the city was destroyed in a 1950s flood, but new cultural monuments have since been built, including the massive 2003 Cathedral of the Transfiguration
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